Locals Jr., Bedtime Stories
Locals Jr. Bedtime Stories is a podcast where, five nights a week (Monday through Friday) many from our Locals community read stories for children. These readers are parents, grandparents, friends, doctors, lawyers, store clerks, even children from Columbia County, PA. The voices will be old and young, the stories new and old.
Intended age range: 4-12. We'll have mix of stories.
Pull up a cookie and mug of hot cocoa and enjoy. It's Locals Jr. Bedtime Stories, Where a Community Reads to its Children.
Episodes
39 episodes
Elizabeth Dowed, Yurtle the Turtle
Welcome to the new year! We're kicking it off with a story that is not at all political...
A Christmas Carol, Staves 4 & 5, Laurie McCants
Laurie McCants will finish her reading of A Christmas Carol in today's episode. I won't tell you how it ends but... it's not bad.Locals Jr. will take a break until January 10. We'll be back then with a slightly different format and lots ...
A Christmas Carol, Staves 2 & 3, Laurie McCants
When last we left our hero, Ebenezer Scrooge, he had just fallen asleep after meeting the ghost of his dead business partner and visiting his Christmases past. Tonight, more journeys and more ghosts.
A Christmas Carol, Stave 1, Laurie McCants
Welcome to Christmas week on Locals Jr. The next three days will be Locals Jr.'s gift to your family, a reading of Charles DIckens' A Christmas Carol by Laurie McCants. This its a profound story of a man who is led to look into himself, at his ...
Elizabeth Dowd, The Polar Express
Christmas is a time of traditions and it is a family tradition for Elizabeth Dowd to hang out between the tree and the fire to read The Polar Express. We're ending this week on Locals Jr. in that way. All aboard.
Anne Stephens, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How could we do a week of Christmas story episodes without this Dr, Seus classic? The answer; we couldn't. Here it is.
Susan Schwartz, Lisa Doerschler, Foolishness and permission to be different
The people of Helm were foolish. They thought hard and came up with foolish solutions, much to our delight. And being different is OK. Just as Lisa Doerschler.
Laurie McCants and Carrie Vitko, Jack and Old Tush, George and Martha
Here's Laurie with another Jack tale and Carrie Vitko with those two wonderful and squabbling friends, George and Martha. Enjoy.
Seven at a Whack, a Jack tale
This is the Appalachian (more or less) version of The Brave Little Tailor. Yes, good stories do travel. Enjoy.
Alison Stone Briggs and Carrie Vitko, crayons and cake
An adventure with a purple crayon and a baked Christmas gift that is not fruitcake. Enjoy.
Rand, The Monkey and its Shadow, a fable
Rand is back with another fable. This time, it's the Monkey and its Shadow.
Emily Kahn and Karen Anselm, Octopus drawings and a penguin family.
Karen Anselm and Emily Kahn are back with two more stories; Arlo Draws and Octopus and Tango, a true story about a penguin family.
Julie Flood. The Velveteen Rabbit
Only one story tonight, but it's a good one. Julia Flood will read Margery William's beloved story, The Velveteen Rabbit. Enjoy.
Week 6, Thursday, Carrie Vitko, MJ Moss, Lisa Doerschler. Friends, chipmunks and a monster.
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Carrie Vitko, MJ Moss and Lisa Doerschler; friends, a chipmunk and a very sweet monster.
Three more stories for Wednesday. Sweet and small creatures (friends, tiny mammals and monsters) aren't they just the best? Enjoy.
Tuesday Week 6, Marika Handekas and Alison Stone Briggs with two snowy stories.
It's white outside and inside this episode. Marika Handekas and Allison Briggs will read two soft stories featuring the white stuff. Enjoy.
Emily Kahn, Laurie McCants, two stories of small girls with big strengths
We have two stories on this fine Wednesday. Emily Kahn will read about a young girl who notices everything and then stands up to speak about what she sees. And Laurie McCants will read an Appalachian story some of you will recognize as Shakespe...
Scott Atherton, Mary Hogan Chamuris, how the wooden flute came to be, Hansel and Gretel
It's a fine Monday and we have two fine stories along with two fine readers. Scott Atherton is back with a Native American story about how the wooden flute came to be. Mary Hogan Chamuris will read a story about two inventive children, Hansel a...
Rand reads Jack and the Varmints
It's Friday and we have another Jack tale. You might recognize The Musicians OI Bremen in this one. Folk tales pass from region to region, from culture to culture. That's a wonderful thing.
Danielle Ross and Holly Morrison, of mice and bears
Danielle and Holly are back with stories about a mouse with the soul of a poet and everyone's favorite stuffed bear. Enjoy.
Susan Schwartz, Jon White-Spunner, the star within and The Lorax
Two returning readers, Susan Schwartz and Jon White-Spunner will read a story about seeing the beauty within and that all too true tale, the Lorax. Enjoy.
Julia Flood, The Emperor's New Clothes
Julia is back with another bedtime story. This is a story about self deception and a couple of shysters who take advantage of those who are gullible. Enjoy.
Lisa Doerschler, Rand reads a fable
We're starting our fourth week off with two messages for children, one read by Lisa Doerschler and the other a fable read by Rand. Enjoy.